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Music plagiarism? Jovanotti "A te" vs Alejandro Sanz "A la primera persona"

16 March, 2020

News from La Stampa is of possible plagiarism from Italian singer Jovanotti, accused by a Spanish blogger called Quico Alsedo of plagiarism in the hit song “A te”.The blogger, from “Sexo, Drogas y Rock & Blog” has reported that the…

Kymco Downtown 300i: technical features and performance review

16 March, 2020

The Downtown 300i is the new sport-tourer scooter from Kymco, with plenty of top-of-the-range options and great versatility.The modern style is the work of Italian designer Massimo Zaniboni and shows both the comfort and dynamism that this scooter looks to…

Mediterranean diet: healthy Italian cuisine makes you live longer

16 March, 2020

Now that we’ve arrived at mid-week the diet you were sticking to has probably lost its grip, especially as the weekend slowly comes around. Unfortunately, though, the word diet often means any way, healthy or not, to lose weight. When…

Italian sparkling wine beats French champagne this Christmas

16 March, 2020

For Christmas in Italy, the Italians have gone all partiotic, with Italian sparkling wine, or spumante, beating French champagne in sales over this festive season. Figures from the Assoenologi association indicate that production numbers of Italian spumante, which already overtook…

Gucci Icon Cufflinks

16 March, 2020

Gucci has designed this pair of beautifully crafted cufflinks to add a touch of sophisticated elegance to your appearance. Made of 18 karat white gold and onyx they are a real feast for the eyes. Classy cufflinks that can really…

Ben Spies to get a Yamaha WR 450 SuperMoto from Roland Sands

16 March, 2020

When Ben Spies wants a ‘fun’ and original motorcycle he turns to Roland Sands Design.The Yamaha Tech3 rider who will be on Yamaha factory M1 next week, has ordered a street legal Yamaha WR 450 that Sands’ will be smarting…

Yamaha kicks off 2013 season with slick teaser video

16 March, 2020

The latest edition of Ducati’s Wroom at Madonna di Campiglio will be capturing a lot of headlines and space in the next few hours - and following days - with interviews, images and videos of the Ducati and Pramac teams,…

Italian show girls: Francesca Fioretti sexy for FHM

16 March, 2020

Former Italian Big Brother housemate Francesca Fioretti is slowly working her way up the ladder of Italian show girl success; after putting in several appearances on Italian television, she has now agreed to do a steamy sexy photo shoot for…

White water rafting down the Tiber for international Tiber river race

16 March, 2020

The annual international race down the Tiber river will take place from April 24th to May 2nd. Generally, the race is completed by rafting, but many people like to watch and participate by cycling down the banks of the river,…

Loris Capirossi confirmed with Pramac-Ducati

16 March, 2020

On the eve of the second to last round of the 2010 MotoGP season at Estoril, Pramac Ducati has finally revealed that Loris Capirossi will be riding for their team next year. Not exactly a big surprise as Capriossi’s manager,…

Sandro Cortese takes 2nd pole position of the season at Estoril

16 March, 2020

Sandro Cortese took his second pole position of the 2012 season (fifth in his career) in today’s unexciting qualifying session at the Portughuese circuit of Estoril. Red Bull KTM Ajo Factory Team rider posted a best lap of 1’47″145 in…

BMW 5-Series saloon: new Spy Shots

16 March, 2020

Our photographers at autoblog.it have caught BMW 5-series saloon while undergoing further testing before its official launch. Last week we published another bunch of spy photos featuring BMW 5-series Touring version, showing the restyling work done by BMW engineers to…

MotoGP Rider Quotes from Qatar Day 1 Testing

16 March, 2020

Last night’s MotoGP official test at the Losail circuit in Qatar confirmed Valentino Rossi’s continuing form on the Yamaha M1 and the always lightning fast Casey Stoner, and the super impressive “rookie” Ben Spies. Here’s what all the rider’s had…

Dani Pedrosa celebrates a decade of GP racing

16 March, 2020

Dani Pedrosa certainly didn’t expect to celebrate his ten years in motorcycle racing recovering from surgery, but the Spanish rider will be marking the 10th anniversary tomorrow, when he first debuted in the Motorcycling World Championship at the age of…

Wayne Gardner: Stoner's Absence 'Very Suspicious'

16 March, 2020

Casey Stoner returned for the Estoril GP and with his 2nd place and showed everyone that he hadn’t lost any of his talent and speed after his ‘mysterious’ illness and three race break, and that all the rumors surrounding his…

Relive MotoGP races with Los Minibikers cartoon videos

16 March, 2020

When Alvaro Bautista was still racing in the now defunt 250cc championship with Aspar’s team, sponsors Moto10 and Mapfre dedicated a cartoon series to the Spanish rider, but Minidrivers & Minibikers have done an entire series for the 2010 MotoGP…

Italy's best restaurants on the world's best 50 list

16 March, 2020

The top 50 best restaurants in the world list has been released, with six Italian restaurants making it to the classification. The awards are organised by Restaurant Magazine and are now in their 10th year. Prizes are given to a…

Pompeii by night, tickets available online

16 March, 2020

From 27 April the archaeological site of Pompeii can be visited by night and tickets can be bought online. This rather special tour of the ruins of Pompeii includes Porta Nocera necropolis, Garden of Hercules (also Known as the Profumer’s…

Italian jewellery: Gino Fontana gold and diamond necklace

16 March, 2020

My boyfriend was in crisis as to what to give me for my birthday but if I had known this was around, I would have made a request - if only to sell it again and make some profit. Gino…

Where to eat in Rome: Frontoni pizza take-away

16 March, 2020

Frontoni is one of Rome’s most famous “take away pizzerias”; so much so that a group of its fans have now opened a face book account entirely dedicated to this historic pizzeria which opened in Rome in 1921. People can…

Italian businesses move away from football sponsorship: Iveco supports the All Blacks

16 March, 2020

If you play any sport other than soccer in Italy, it’s an uphill battle. I’ve even heard you’re better to join the military services so you can some all-expenses paid trips around the world as sponsors seem to lack in…

Sharon Stone's luxury holiday in Sardinia

16 March, 2020

American actress Sharon Stone has been spotted in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. According to our sources, the actress, after receiving the prestigious prize Rodolfo Valentino, spent a few days on Giorgio Damiani‚Äôs luxurious yacht.

Nicky Hayden's Misano Jinx

16 March, 2020

The San Marino GP seems to be jinxed for Nicky Hayden. The good-natured American in the year that MotoGP returned to the Italian circuit ran off track trying to avoid a crash and cut his tire. The second year he…

Ducati concludes first day of testing at Mugello

16 March, 2020

Don’t expect to hear about lap times from Ducati regarding Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden’s first day of testing at Mugello which was hampered by rain and wet track for the better part of the morning.Neither Rossi or Hayden tweeted…

Street art in Rome: "Outdoor exhibition" in the Garbatella district

16 March, 2020

If you love street art, you must take a look at our photo gallery of an important event called Outodoor which is taking place in the Garbatella district in Rome. Many of the photos you see here are by Jessica…